Peak Test 45-125

A news reporter who has come to Everest to film a documentary and hopefully include Peak making history

Self-arrest means knowing how to stop yourself with these on an icy slope

A danger of climbing that can kill you faster than air

Peak finally begins to realize that Rolf has been more of a father to him than Josh

A traction device that attaches to footwear during ice climbing

Used to treat victims of severe mountain sickness till they can get to lower elevation

The Sherpas refuse to eat unhealthy food or smoke cigarettes

Peak failed his physical

The Nepalese name for Everest

Josh Woods shows up to bail Peak out because he feels guilty for ignoring him for years

When Peak struggles to overcome a throat inflammation, this is an example of man vs. society conflict

A Nepalese boy whose father died while rescuing a group of climbers

Holly brings a chef and a massage therapist to climb Everest

A Buddhist blessing ritual climbing parties go through prior to starting up the mountain

He was totally comfortable filming an interview about climbing

He tells Peak this saying: "You can never tell who the mountain will allow and who it will not."

Made a deal with Josh to get an exclusive on Peak's climb

The process of adapting to the progressively thinner air of higher altitudes

Time period each year when the weather is good enough to get to the top of Everest

Although Everest is less than five miles up, it takes at least this long to adjust to the higher altitude as you climb

Zopa is only taking Peak up to bring food to the monasteries along the way

This mountain sickness is caused when your lungs fill with fluid from climbing to high altitudes

He became a Buddhist monk after he retired from climbing with Josh

Mt. Everest is part of this mountain range

Josh says Zopa had climbed to the summit of Everest more times than any other human

Josh's clients accuse him of not fulfilling his contract with them

Mountain people who use their climbing skills to guide groups up

He makes Peak get out of the truck and walk with a full pack

The thin air at higher elevations causes your red blood cell supply to decrease rapidly

His company could get very rich if Peak breaks the climbing record